There are photographs that I don't take now that I previously would have taken without any thought at all as to any misinterpretations.

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Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder,...

Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder,...

That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in...

That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in...

Physical beauty is such a strange thing.

Physical beauty is such a strange thing.

Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red,...

Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red,...

That's my ambition: that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting...

That's my ambition: that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting...

If somebody's pointing a trembling finger at your pants and saying you shouldn't be doing...

If somebody's pointing a trembling finger at your pants and saying you shouldn't be doing...

I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the...

I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the...

We live in an age where anonymity is growing in magnitude like a bomb going...

We live in an age where anonymity is growing in magnitude like a bomb going...

The images I like best are parts of series that I've started, in some cases,...

The images I like best are parts of series that I've started, in some cases,...

In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn...

In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn...

What pedophiles and people who have sexual desires on children lose sight of to a...

What pedophiles and people who have sexual desires on children lose sight of to a...

I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently...

I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently...

But the truth is that Homo sapiens is a sensual species. I think all species...

But the truth is that Homo sapiens is a sensual species. I think all species...

All my life I've taken photographs of people who are completely at peace being what...

All my life I've taken photographs of people who are completely at peace being what...

Before, I'd photograph anything. I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about...

Before, I'd photograph anything. I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about...

I'm guilty of extraordinary naivete, I suppose. But it's a naivete that I really don't...

I'm guilty of extraordinary naivete, I suppose. But it's a naivete that I really don't...

Virtually always I get my best pictures when everybody thinks the shoot's done.

Virtually always I get my best pictures when everybody thinks the shoot's done.

I'd rather get back to making art than talk about it.

I'd rather get back to making art than talk about it.

Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful.

Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful.

No two people take on the information of being admirable and being admired in the...

No two people take on the information of being admirable and being admired in the...